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Best Book Marketing & Promotion Advice from 2018

Like some inspiration and ideas for your 2019 book marketing campaign? This post, rounding up some of the best marketing and promotion advice from the ALLi blog in 2018, will help you hit the ground running.

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10 Must-Read Posts on Book Production & Distribution

Kickstart your new self-publishing year by reading our 10 most valuable posts on book production and distribution for indie authors, from ALLi's 2018 Author Advice Center archive, hand-picked for you in this round-up post

December 27, 2018
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Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Best Writing Advice 2018

Grab inspiration for your new writing year by revisiting some of the best posts about writing craft from the ALLi blog in 2018 - from what makes you a writer to how to be better one - and earn more money from your self-published books!

December 26, 2018
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Writing
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Book Marketing: How to Use Author Central to Raise Your Profile Overseas

Are you making the most of Amazon's Author Central facility in all its territories to raise your author profile and draw attention to your self-published books around the world? Here's a quick guide and some food for thought from Debbie Young.

Opinion: Make 2019 Your Best Year Yet as an Indie Author

To help you concentrate your thoughts for a successful new year of self-publishing, here's a chance to revisit the most relevant opinion posts from the AskALLi blog in 2018. Here's to our best year yet as indie authors!

December 10, 2018
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Book Marketing: Book Awards and Indie Authors

This extract from ALLi's Campaign Book, "Open Up to Indie Authors", offers the indie perspective on the book award landscape, from the biggest to the smallest writing prizes - and encourage us to keep campaigning!

Distribution: The Bricks-and-Mortar Bookseller’s Objectives

Like to get your books into bricks-and-mortar bookstores? It'll help if you understand the bookseller's objectives and viewpoint - and this extract from ALLi's guidebook about bookstores will quickly put you in the picture.

December 6, 2018
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Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Book Marketing: 15 Practical Ways to Get More Book Reviews

Are you worried that book reviews aren't coming in as quickly as you'd like? Read this checklist of 15 things you can do to build up reviews and see if you are missing any tricks! Compiled from the ALLi Hive wisdom.

November 23, 2018
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Opinion: 8 Common Reasons Why Authors Go Indie

Wondering whether the indie author route is right for you? Read these eight good reasons that ALLi authors cite when asked that question.

November 12, 2018
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Book Marketing: Make the Most of Your Great Book Reviews

It's too easy to remember the bad reviews and forget the good ones - so here's how and why to keep track of all your best reviews and how to use them to advantage both for personal motivation and for book marketing.

Writing – How to Get Ready for NaNoWriMo & Why

Wondering whether to take part in NaNoWriMo this November? Still wondering what on earth it is? Find the answers to these questions in Debbie Young's practical, informative post drawing on case studies from other ALLi author members.

October 24, 2018
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Five ALLis At The Self Publishing Advice Conference

Looking for the ALLi Self-publishing Conference?

SELFPUBCON, ALLi's free online self-publishing conference, now has its own dedicated website - this post will show you how to find it and when to look for it!

October 6, 2018
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